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Old 01-05-2013, 10:55 PM #1
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A well-known MG expert said in a conference I attended on MG in 2004 (yes, an MGFA conference) that it takes an average of one year for a man to be diagnosed with MG but an average of seven years for a woman to be. I don't know what was more disturbing; the fact that it takes that long or the fact that he seemed to be accepting of it.

If our world does not stop treating women like second class citizens, we women may bring hysteria to a whole new level. This has to stop.

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A well-known MG expert said in a conference I attended on MG in 2004 (yes, an MGFA conference) that it takes an average of one year for a man to be diagnosed with MG but an average of seven years for a woman to be. I don't know what was more disturbing; the fact that it takes that long or the fact that he seemed to be accepting of it.

If our world does not stop treating women like second class citizens, we women may bring hysteria to a whole new level. This has to stop.
It is certainly not comforting to know that I am within the norm for the length of time it took to reach a diagnosis of MG. Yes, 7+ years! Unbelievable! I think I'm paying for it now in terms of my response to treatment, which has been far from stellar. I really don't think that my course would have taken the same turns if I was a male patient. Sad, but true!

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